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| Convicted rapist goes on the run | Convicted rapist goes on the run |
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| A convicted rapist has gone on the run from a psychiatric hospital in London, police have said. | A convicted rapist has gone on the run from a psychiatric hospital in London, police have said. |
| Barrington Gordon escaped from Springfield Hospital in Tooting - the same institution from which killer Paul Caesar went missing last month. | |
| Gordon, 41, was reported missing at about 1745 GMT on Saturday. | Gordon, 41, was reported missing at about 1745 GMT on Saturday. |
| Caesar died when he was hit by a train at Balham railway station just hours after absconding from the institution on 17 February. | Caesar died when he was hit by a train at Balham railway station just hours after absconding from the institution on 17 February. |
| Previous escapes | Previous escapes |
| His escape came after a series of other serious security breaches at the hospital. | His escape came after a series of other serious security breaches at the hospital. |
| In 2003 Nurse Mamade Chattun was beaten to death by Jason Cann in the hospital lobby. He had been sectioned under the mental health act the day before the killing. | In 2003 Nurse Mamade Chattun was beaten to death by Jason Cann in the hospital lobby. He had been sectioned under the mental health act the day before the killing. |
| Paranoid schizophrenic John Barrett left the hospital in September 2004 after being given permission to walk around the grounds unattended. | Paranoid schizophrenic John Barrett left the hospital in September 2004 after being given permission to walk around the grounds unattended. |
| He bought a set of kitchen knives and the next day fatally stabbed Denis Finnegan after ambushing him as he cycled through Richmond Park. | He bought a set of kitchen knives and the next day fatally stabbed Denis Finnegan after ambushing him as he cycled through Richmond Park. |
| In February 2006 former patient Sean Perry killed fitness instructor Matthew Carter in a random attack. | In February 2006 former patient Sean Perry killed fitness instructor Matthew Carter in a random attack. |